Severe Eczema - Physical or Psychological Problem?
As a severe
eczema patient, have you ever been to the doctor and having him tell you that
there is no cure for eczema at this point of time? How does that one simple
statement impact your current life? Whether it is Severe Eczema, Chronic Eczema
or Acute Eczema, the aftermath of this skin condition is not an easy thing to
live with.
Your day to day living is controlled and you know how this skin condition requires consistent monitoring and maintenance. To make it worse, anything can spark off a bad flare up, and because of this, you always have to shift your lifestyle based upon your eczema.
Has severe eczema caused more psychological problems than it is as a physical problem?
People who are down with severe eczema tend to withdraw themselves from crowds because of their skin condition which they self proclaim to be disgusting especially during bad flare ups. These people tend to drop appointments, miss out parties and hide themselves at home because it is not only painful on the outside for them, but also a burden they have to accept on how others look at them. However, keeping oneself at home can only worsen the problem. Here’s why:
1) Snow Ball-ed Stress – Nobody is going to understand how painful your severe eczema can get unless they are victims of these irritating illness as well. But it is definitely a stressful deal to face your others, including your friends when you know your skin or even face is not in the perfect condition. Even for people who claim that look does not matter, a badly affected eczema patient can appear to be quite scary to them.
2) Overly Dry Air Conditioned Area – If you have a room with air-conditioner installed in it and you stay in it all that, your skin will get even dryer and you will notice more flaking even when you are in such a comfortable environment.
3) The More You
Do Not Go Out, The More You Do Not Want To Go Out. That’s just human and the
law of inertia works perfectly fine here. Once you think that there is no
meaning for you to go out and since you have gotten used to it, this “shadow”
will stay with you for life. In actual fact, you should do the exact opposite
and that is to get out of the house as often as you can. I do not mean standing
under and embracing the red hot sun, but to go out for some fresh air as well
as let your skin “breathe”.
Finally, if you
happen to meet a friend who is down with severe eczema, should him or her your
best support because nobody wants an illness like that. Let them know that
there are many greater things for them to accomplish, instead of making
pointless remarks about themselves.
